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by empthought 60 days ago
Yes, when you completely rephrase the problem you will have different sentiments.

The thought experiment demands that the phrasing that was used actually be used, and you don’t get a chance to show the dumb blue people how smart you are before they pick their button.
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troglodytetrain 60 days ago
The problem isn't rephrased. Option Red = 0% chance of death, Option Blue = chance of death but maybe you can be the hero and save everyone.

So we all choose option Red and you, the hero, chose Blue. Congratulations, we will write some nice words on your tombstone.

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empthought 60 days ago
It is rephrased. Any phrasing besides the original exists only in your head and not in anyone else’s.

The only reason I’m in my tomb is because you and people like you voted to kill me instead of voting to do nothing. Luckily for me, I’m dead and don’t care.

Congratulations! Enjoy your life with people who think like you.

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troglodytetrain 60 days ago
Well, that is one way to rationalize, as I guess there is an infinite number of ways to do so.

The point remains, only one singular choice guarantees your own safety. And another has a Chance of death. Take the stupid choice because you think everyone else is also stupid? Thats your choice.

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empthought 60 days ago
It doesn’t guarantee my safety, though. It puts me in a world where the only people left were so afraid of dying that they opted into a completely avoidable mass murder.
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bot403 60 days ago
It may not have been completely avoidable though. What if the maximum number of people who would ever vote for blue is 30%

If that's the case then it's truly impossible to save them.

Your assumption is there is more than 50% of people who will vote blue or could be convinced to do so.

It's a terrifying thought that there could be such a deficit of empathetic people. But without any evidence you're just hoping based on your own beliefs that over 50% believe in blue like you do.

What if I'm not afraid of dying. But I'm just not willing to throw my life away unless there's decent evidence it could succeed and we could get above 50%

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empthought 60 days ago
Then I’d say you either really deserve the world you get when red wins, or you don’t really deserve the world you get when blue wins.
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